Leighton
Town of the Southern League Division One West deservedly claimed
a place in the 2nd Qualifying
Round draw after sweeping aside a very poor Slough side.

Yet it had all started so well for
Slough. Matt Miller, having taken all of the 04/05 season to
search for a goal (to no avail), it took him little under 20
minutes playing time to find one upon his return to the club as
he volleyed beyond the reach of the 'keeper from the edge of the
area.

However,
2 minutes of defensive madness followed. Firstly, an unmarked
forward managed to fire the ball in at the far post for
Leighton's equaliser. Then another unmarked forward volleyed the
ball into the top corner of the net to put the home side in
front.

From then on, however much Slough
huffed and puffed, they couldn't break down Leighton's solid
defence.

Those who thought that Slough
would come out in the second half and blitz the Leighton goal
were to be disappointed as within 2 minutes of the restart,
Chris Johnson had doubled Leighton's lead as he was left
unmarked in the area to fire the ball in from close range.

The
home side then took their foot slightly of the pedal and let
Slough enjoy a little more
possession, but the best Slough could muster was a mishit Leigh
Mason shot that went right into the arms of a grateful
goalkeeper.

With the Rebels struggling to
cope in the pouring rain, Slough continued in their ultimately
vain search for a way back into the game.

Even with Slough now dominating
possession, it was always the home side who seemed more likely
to score and sure enough, Slough had a free-kick in a dangerous
position. This was cleared easily by the defence and all of a
sudden Chris Johnson found himself through on goal with no
defender in sight and only Kieron Drake to beat. 4-1 and game
over.

This was a very disappointing
performance, especially as Slough had won their last 2 league
games. With Adam Wallace still serving his suspension, Terry
Davies starting his suspension on Tuesday and Errol Telemaque
starting his on Saturday, things do not look good for the
Rebels.

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